Azerbaijani parliament speaker to visit Iran

Speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament Oqtay Asadov will participate at the ninth session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, to be held in Tehran on February 18-19, the Azerbaijani embassy in Iran told Trend today.

Meetings of some structures of the organisation will also be held in Tehran on the eve of the session.

The third Conference of Women Parliamentarians of the OIC member states is also planned to be held as part of the session.

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is an international organisation for Islamic countries.

Organisation of the Islamic Conference was merged into the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation upon a decision made at the 38th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers in Astana on June 28, 2011.